Definition of staple

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Staple (n.) A loop of iron, or a bar or wire, bent and formed with two points to be driven into wood, to hold a hook, pin, or the like..

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Staple :: Staple (a.) Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade..
Worsted :: Worsted (n.) Well-twisted yarn spun of long-staple wool which has been combed to lay the fibers parallel, used for carpets, cloth, hosiery, gloves, and the like..
Stapler :: Stapler (n.) A dealer in staple goods.
Staple :: Staple (n.) A district granted to an abbey.
Padlock :: Padlock (n.) A portable lock with a bow which is usually jointed or pivoted at one end so that it can be opened, the other end being fastened by the bolt, -- used for fastening by passing the bow through a staple over a hasp or through the links of a chain, etc..
Loop :: Loop (n.) A fold or doubling of a thread, cord, rope, etc., through which another thread, cord, etc., can be passed, or which a hook can be hooked into; an eye, as of metal; a staple; a noose; a bight..
Star :: Stapler (n.) One employed to assort wool according to its staple.
Staple :: Staple (n.) The principal constituent in anything; chief item.
Staple :: Staple (n.) Hence: Place of supply; source; fountain head.
Staple :: Staple (a.) Pertaining to, or being market of staple for, commodities; as, a staple town..
Staple :: Staple (n.) The fiber of wool, cotton, flax, or the like; as, a coarse staple; a fine staple; a long or short staple..
Shackle :: Shackle (n.) The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is hung to the staple..
Stapler :: Staple (v. t.) To sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton..
Plantain :: Plantain (n.) The fruit of this plant. It is long and somewhat cylindrical, slightly curved, and, when ripe, soft, fleshy, and covered with a thick but tender yellowish skin. The plantain is a staple article of food in most tropical countries, especially when cooked..
Staple :: Staple (n.) The principal commodity of traffic in a market; a principal commodity or production of a country or district; as, wheat, maize, and cotton are great staples of the United States..
Staple :: Staple (n.) A small pit.
Staple :: Staple (a.) Fit to be sold; marketable.
Kersey :: Kersey (n.) A kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from wool of long staple..
Stapled :: Staple (a.) Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
Stapling :: stapled (imp. & p. p.) of Stapl.
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